If you in a conservative expression of Christianity but secretly a "progressive", life can be lonely. While there are certainly some risk involved in "coming out progressive" I believe the benefits outweigh the losses, and that being open and true to who you are, is the best course of action. Here are 10 reasons why I'm glad that I came out as a Progressive Christian: Read more
Even atheists have fundamentalists who desire to antagonize, not dialogue. My question is: why do we keep feeding the system that makes us enemies? Read more
Too often we're sent the message that we're most doing the work of God when we proclaim God-- but I believe we're also doing the work of God when we seek to restore broken and unjust social systems that keep us from experiencing the truth that we're all the same. Read more
Now is the time to begin teaching people that following Jesus means we must oppose the death penalty. Here are 5 reasons why: Read more
America's justice system is broken, but why? The ultimate reason can be traced back to the influences of the penal substitution theory of the atonement which focuses on punishment, not restoration. To fix America's broken justice system, we must recover a better understanding of the justice of the cross. Read more
The great, vast landscape of American Christianity is in the process of changing– something that should bring us great encouragement. Christianity has always gone through such changes at the chagrin of those who dominate culture. The process goes something like this: reformers begin to challenge the status quo, challenge those in power, and eventually win some level of reform. After a time, the reformers themselves become the status quo until a new generation of reformers come along, and the process... Read more
There are a variety of opinions on how to manage hate mail: I say, reply-- but be funny and obnoxious. Here's the funny way I responded to one reader earlier today. Read more
A new study shows that divorce rates are highest in areas with conservative Christians-- not just for themselves, but for their neighbors as well. I think it's time we apologize to the LGBT community for accusing them of harming the "sanctity" of marriage. Read more
Kirk Cameron says that giving your kids explanations is unbiblical. Instead, children should simply be taught to obey. I say, this is horribly dangerous. Read more
When your church experience has you wounded and depleted, sometimes the good and right thing to do, is to take a break from church. Missionaries take breaks, pastors take breaks-- and so should weary church-goers. Read more
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